@DropBear
That sounds like a much more efficient system from the standpoint of the consumer, since one of the frustrating things about calling for a cab when you're somewhere you can't just hail one off the street whenever you want is having to call multiple cab companies. If I call one and they say "they'll be there in 20 minutes" should I take it, or call six other companies hoping there is someone who can serve me in 10? I want to call them all or use an app and find the closest guy - that's one of the reasons people will use Uber in larger cities where there is a critical mass of Uber drivers.
So long as the cab company owners still get their cut they shouldn't care whether their drivers are doing this or going through dispatch. If enough did this, they could get rid of the dispatcher and save money.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
